# sfx101/deck

DECK is a powerful and high performant local web development studio, an open source alternative to Docker desktop

Repository: https://github.com/sfx101/deck
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/deck
Homepage: https://github.com/deck-app
Language: Svelte
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: laradock, laradock-gui, laravel, docker, docker-compose, containers, lamp-stack, lemp-stack, deck, stack, flights
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-06-11T14:19:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2334, "days_push": 813, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1485, forks 68 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:51.445152+00:00)

## What it is
DECK is a cross-platform desktop application that provides a GUI for spinning up and managing local web development environments using Docker and docker-compose, with 40+ prebuilt open-source stacks like LAMP, LEMP, Laravel, and WordPress. It serves as a free, open-source alternative to Docker Desktop, supporting multiple PHP/Node.js/Apache/Nginx versions and automatic HTTPS via LetsEncrypt.

## Use cases
- spin up a local LAMP or LEMP stack without writing docker-compose files
- replace Docker Desktop with a free open-source alternative
- manage multiple PHP and Node.js versions for local projects
- run Laravel or WordPress locally with a GUI
- create custom Docker-based development environments
- serve local sites over HTTPS with automatic certificates

## When to choose
- you want a GUI to manage Docker-based local dev environments on macOS, Windows, or Ubuntu
- you need prebuilt stacks (LAMP, LEMP, Laravel, WordPress) without hand-writing docker-compose configs
- you want to avoid paying for a Docker Desktop license
- you frequently switch between PHP, Node.js, Apache, and Nginx versions

## When to avoid
- you prefer configuring Docker and docker-compose directly from the CLI
- you need Kubernetes or container orchestration beyond local single-machine development
- you require production deployment features (roadmap items like cloud deploys are not yet available)
- you need a tool with very recent active development or broad community support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: container-orchestration, developer-tools, gui, deployment, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: docker-desktop-alternative, local-development-environment, laradock-gui, lamp-stack, lemp-stack, docker-compose, php-development, electron-app, svelte, containers, devops, macos, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- sfx101/deck (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:51.445152+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:57.543920+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sfx101/deck (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:51.445152+00:00, sha cddb6b4d6fe8)
  - homepage: https://github.com/deck-app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:40:36.023813+00:00, sha 9e995e22e53f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.